Adults and children older than age 12: 240 mg (docusate calcium) or 50 to 200 mg (docusate sodium) P.O. daily until bowel movements are normal. Children ages 6 to 12: 40 to 120 mg (docusate sodium) P.O. daily. Children ages 3 to 6: 20 to 60 mg (docusate sodium) P.O. daily
Vitamins are substances that are found in many of the foods we eat. Your body needs vitamins to work properly, which makes them some really important substances! Your body uses vitamins to do many things, like help you grow and develop. It needs vitamins to help your blood clot when you get a cut. Some vitamins help us make energy.
1 You need to include vitamin C rich foods in your diet every day. 2  Vitamin C is important for growth and repair of bones, teeth, skin and other tissues. 3  Vitamin C has many other roles in the body and can also: 4  Increase your body's absorption of iron from plant-based foods. Vitamin C is important for growth and repair of bones, teeth, skin and other tissues. 2  Vitamin C has many other roles in the body and can also: 3  Increase your body's absorption of iron from plant-based foods.